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boathouse

noun
/ˈboʊtˌhaʊs/US

Etymology

From boat + house.

  1. inherited from husen
  2. derived from *(s)kews-✻
  3. inherited from *hūsą✻ — “house”
  4. inherited from *hūs✻
  5. inherited from hūs — “dwelling, shelter, house”
  6. inherited from hous
  7. compounded as boathouse — “boat + house”

Definitions

  1. A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.

    • […] many people living along the harbour front had boathouses and boats of their own, for regattas and water sports were one of Victoria's chief attractions.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA